Nonbreakable bottle



Dec. 7 1926.

J. F. KELTY NONBRFJAKABLE BOTTLE} Filed July 1 1925 hue/776k fa/nasal? A Patented Dee. I 7, 192 6:,

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' itonBeEAKABLE Bo'r'frLn Application filed my;

I This invention relatesto improvements in tending flange, 12 :formedlthereon, which fiangeihasuts' peripheral surface .concaved bottles and is especiallyadaptedjto be used n connection wlth nurs ng bottles for: 1h-' fants althou h it ma Y be e111 alo ed u JOIIlDOt- An object of tllIS il'lVQIltlQll isto provide a bottle which may beformedof glass or other" breakable material, and-to provide 'means upon the bottle which is so arranged and so. constructed that -if thebottle isdropped, it will neither break nor roll.

Infants frequently, when they are through with their n'ursingbottle, throw it or drop-t it from a baby carriage or cradle or' crib,.so

that it frequently occursth'at nursing bottles are broken. Although' it is possible to break .tend inwardly; These flangesareadapted to grip upon'the top anagbeaom of the'flange "12 on thebottom 10,;so'as-to maintain the I the bottle of the improved construction'by striking it upon a sharp cor'nenthebottle will not be broken if itfalls upon asmoothLhard- I surfaceyandas the bottles usuallyfall upon such surfaces, alarge percentage of the bot- 't1es*will notbe brokenfwhen thrownuor dropped; enabling quite a saving in buying nursing-bottles. Because of the fact that the for -an, illustrative embodiment of the inven- -;tion,wherein;

i Figure 11s a perspective view of the im- .xprovedbottlq. 7

' Fig; 2 is a top plan view of -th'e :same,;.

.'Fig.. 3 'is'a vertical section through the} I -the buifer '13, and a 'nippleapplied thereover;

As .ciearly sho'wn in. Figs; s nd 4, the outer edges of :bothof the buft'ersy13 and 17 s bottle taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is avertical' sectionthrough the bottle taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1,

Figs. 5 and 6 are horizontal sections taken upon the lines; 5 5 andf6 -6 respectively:

upon Fig.1 V

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar referencecharacters desig 7 walls 11, providing a bottle of; a somewhat I tapered formation. As'clearly 'shpwnfromy bottle fal s." W

By making the bottom of the. bottle ovate an inspection of Figs. 5and 16, the top of the bottle is preferably circular'in cross section, whereas the bottom of thebottle is ovatein form. bottoin 1 0: hasan outwardly eize forthe'reception of the body 13 ofa' bufferv formed ofaliy suitablerresilient material.

In the preferred formaofconstruction, the] buffer 13 is formed of-rubber and preferably I sufficient resiliency to be capable of coinsponge rubb.er," so 'as' to' provide abufi'erxof andth'e peripheral-surface of the flange" 12 isfisovarranged that-.when lthe buifer is posi- .ftlOhBCl thereon it; will project slightly :below the bott'om of the bottle; Theibuifer 13 has topan dfbottom fia1'1ges14 and'15 which exbulfer. in" positiongf It will-be understood otherlpurpose desired.

mannertothe-fiange12for the reception of .the buffer 17. Thebuife'r 17 has a'lower in- I y wardlye itending'flange 18 adapted to grip upon the under side of the flange 16-to maintain the buffer 17 in position.

A tthetop' of-the bottle thereis formed outwardlyextending flange 16, which has its 7 V peripheral surface "concaved in a similar n p that the buffer is preferably removable with V ""respect to the bottle, so'that it can bere-v ,moved in washing, sterilizing, or for any t In the preferred form of construction thebuffer 17 is --'formed'.integral with thenipple19, which is so formed 'as' toprovide portions 20, consti- 90.

tutingfupper flanges extending? inwardly.

from thebufler 17 {which grip on the topof the fian'ge' l6a If desired, however, the buffer 17 can be constructed in asimilar manner to y I are so arranged'as to project beyond the'f' mediate portion on the bottle. This, is true all around the bottle, so that regardless of any position in which the bottlemay fall I its side, the buffers 13 and '17w1ll support 1t,

and prevent the glasshody'of the'bottle from contactin with anysurface on which the n term, it will be, appreciated that the bottle will not roll, so that it cannot roll and strike an object tobreak the bottle. Asthe neck of the bottle is round, although 1t may also be ovate in torni, if desired, the neck o permits the bottle to be easily washed'out,

providing a large mouth through which a swab or other bottle cleaning ClBYICQ can be inserted It will be readily appreciated that it the bottle falls upon its bottom, the buffer 1 l3 proje'ctsa suflicient d stance belowthe necks thereon, torthe reason that such bot-- tles because of the small neck are greatly weakened: at the iuncture between the neck and the'bodv of the bottle, so that the neck as well as the bottom is protected by buffers. The tapering sides of the bottle of the improved construction enable the bottle. to be as strong at the topra's :at the bott in, and in case: the'bottle does fall upon its top the neckwill. notbe broken off,

From the above 1t will be appreeiatedithat an improved. bottle is provided, which cannot her adidly broken, regardless of the po sition in which it may fall upon a hard surface, such as a sidewalk; and, zalthoughthe bottle can be. broken by striking it against a sharpcorner at a point intermediate its top and bottom, this manner of breaking the bottle is exceptional, andr few bottles will be broken a the bottles fall on a hareh'even without departing fnon the spirit .or scope ofthe nrventronras defined by :the'ap pencled claims. I

, Ida-1m:

- l. A non-breakable bottle "comprising a: bottle, flanges provided upon the top :and

:hottonrof the bottle, and builfers mounted upon the flanges, said buffers yond the sides of the bottle.

2. A. non-breakable bottle comprising abottle, flanges provided upon the top and bottom otthe bottle, and bufl'ers mounted projecting beupon the flanges, said buffers projecting be 7 caved to provide a peripheral groove, and

rubber buflers removably disposed within said grooves, said buflers being so arranged as to project beyond the sides of the body of the bottle. s 1 v q 7 LA bottle having outwardly extending flanges arranged at its top and bottom, each flange having its peripheral surface corn is frequently broken ofE, although the neck caved to provide a peripheral groove, and rubber butters removably disposed within said grooves, saidbutters being soarranged' as to project beyondthe sides of the body of the bottle, and having inwardly extending flanges adapted to grip upon the flanges uponthe bottle. i 5 r x :5. A nursingv bottle comprising a bottle having upwardly convergent sides, the bottom of the bottle being ovate in form and being provided with an outwardly extending flange, a rubber bufler positioned upon said flange, said bufler having inwardly .ex'-

tending flanges adapted to-grip upon the top and bottom of the flange on the bottle, the top of the bet-tie having an outwardly. eX- tending flange, a bufler positioned upon the upper flange, said second bufler havinganf inwardly extending bottoin flange adapted to grip upon the under 'side' of the flange on the topof the bottle, and a nipple formed 'i'n-tegralcwithxsaid upiper butter, said nipple providing engaging-portions adapted to en.- gage upon the top of the uppe'r'flange.

In testimony whereotI havesignedniy name to this specification.

- JAMES FQ KELTY. 

